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expiredc2nah777 posted Oct 23, 2021 08:27 PM

Costco Members: 8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub External Hard Drive

+ Free S/H

$120

$170

29% off
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Costco Wholesale has 8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub External Desktop Hard Drive w/ Rescue Data Recovery Services (STEL8000401) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member c2nah777 for finding this deal.

Note, offer valid for Costco Members w/ an active membership only.

About the Product
  • 8TB Ample Storage Space Capacity
  • 3 Years of Rescue Date Recovery Services
  • 120 MB/Sec Data Transfer Rate
  • 2x Integrated High-speed USB 3.0 ports
  • Works with Windows and Mac Computers without Reformatting
  • Schedule an Automatic Backup Plan with/ Seagate Backup Software
Warranty
  • Includes standard warranty w/ purchase + Costco Concierge Services

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Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research: Purchase this unit today and save $50 Off (29.41% Savings) from the original online price of $169.99. This product appears to be unique to Costco Wholesale
  • Warehouse pickup is available for this product; availability may vary
  • Limit 3 per member
  • Offer valid through November 29, 2021 or while promotion last
Additional Note
  • This product has earned a 4.4/5 star rating w/ over 1800+ customer reviews at Costco Wholesale
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Written by c2nah777
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Update: This deal/offer is now active for purchase.

Costco Wholesale has 8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub External Desktop Hard Drive w/ Rescue Data Recovery Services (STEL8000401) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member c2nah777 for finding this deal.

Note, offer valid for Costco Members w/ an active membership only.

About the Product
  • 8TB Ample Storage Space Capacity
  • 3 Years of Rescue Date Recovery Services
  • 120 MB/Sec Data Transfer Rate
  • 2x Integrated High-speed USB 3.0 ports
  • Works with Windows and Mac Computers without Reformatting
  • Schedule an Automatic Backup Plan with/ Seagate Backup Software
Warranty
  • Includes standard warranty w/ purchase + Costco Concierge Services

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research: Purchase this unit today and save $50 Off (29.41% Savings) from the original online price of $169.99. This product appears to be unique to Costco Wholesale
  • Warehouse pickup is available for this product; availability may vary
  • Limit 3 per member
  • Offer valid through November 29, 2021 or while promotion last
Additional Note
  • This product has earned a 4.4/5 star rating w/ over 1800+ customer reviews at Costco Wholesale
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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DelightfulPear7941
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I got 3 of these a few months back for the same price. All of them Seagate BarraCuda Computes. Slow as hell when you get close to filling them up since they're SMR.
Danimal86
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Awesome. Been waiting for $15/tb.

Anyone know what kind of drive is inside?
edit: looks like they are smr drives. need to see how they will work with unRAID.
not recommended for raid configurations.
madshakes
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are seagate drives reliable now?

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Oct 24, 2021 10:48 AM
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AaronY8165Oct 24, 2021 10:48 AM
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Quote from DelightfulPear7941 :
I got 3 of these a few months back for the same price. All of them Seagate BarraCuda Computes. Slow as hell when you get close to filling them up since they're SMR.
When you said they are slow when you get close to filling them up what do you consider to be close? I have some 8tb Seagate drive and I think they're kind of slow but maybe I have them too full
Oct 24, 2021 01:01 PM
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Shin0biOct 24, 2021 01:01 PM
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Quote from shaqoneal :
No thanks. Slow as hell, cruddy Seagate brand, and whi wants 8tb anymore unless it is portable?
Ignorance is still bliss for some I see... I've had one of these for probably almost 8 years now, still performs great, speed is fine, idk what you're comparing it to, or doing with one to where you need ssd level speeds🙄, and you show me an 8tb portable, then if one does release, show me it at 120 or close... you clearly put in your 2 cents on credit, without the 2 cents to back up in reality.
Oct 24, 2021 02:46 PM
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RyanLOct 24, 2021 02:46 PM
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Quote from tential :
the only drive I've had fail was a 1.5TB with a higher failure right that I abused to all hell. I put it in a fanless enclosure and ran it into the ground and it still took an extremely long time to fail.
Besides, that's why you use unraid or something like it anyway. Redundancy is king.
Pretty much the same here, only Seagate drive I had fail was a 1.5TB drive in an enclosure and one of their laptop drives (believe that was 120GB). I've had double that number fail from the WD brand and haven't bought too many of them over the years (maybe around 10 or so).
Oct 24, 2021 08:22 PM
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Shin0biOct 24, 2021 08:22 PM
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Quote from shaqoneal :
TOO SMALL DUDE...like your hot dog, no doubt.
👍🏼 good one.👎🏼
Oct 24, 2021 08:46 PM
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unmeshOct 24, 2021 08:46 PM
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Quote from c2nah777 :
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All perfect. Shucked and used for storage/backups.
...
How hard are these to shuck? I could use more drives for a low utilization backup server.

Thanks
Oct 24, 2021 09:56 PM
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ZexmaixOct 24, 2021 09:56 PM
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Quote from unmesh :
How hard are these to shuck? I could use more drives for a low utilization backup server.

Thanks
Extremely easy to shuck. Even potential to close them back up after shucking (Might have a few plastic case clips busted though).

These were/are really solid as Chia drives to store and farm plots on back when they went on sale during the early spring harddrive hype.
Oct 24, 2021 09:58 PM
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Oct 24, 2021 09:58 PM
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CoreyH8836Oct 24, 2021 09:58 PM
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Quote from RyanL :
Pretty much the same here, only Seagate drive I had fail was a 1.5TB drive in an enclosure and one of their laptop drives (believe that was 120GB). I've had double that number fail from the WD brand and haven't bought too many of them over the years (maybe around 10 or so).
Same here, after using about 8 or more 8-10tb Seagates, only an 8tb WD Elements expired in less than 6 months, this was on a 2020 version of WD Elements. The others have been going strong for as long as 4 years. I used them for a Plex server and will be using the last 4 I got for a arcade box Launchbox\Hyperspin setup
Oct 24, 2021 10:09 PM
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cmwOct 24, 2021 10:09 PM
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Prices on hard drives used to go down dramatically every year as technology advanced. For the last 5 or so years they have remained the same. I bought an 8TB drive for the same price several years ago.
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Oct 24, 2021 10:13 PM
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ZeldaBoyOct 24, 2021 10:13 PM
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Will Best Buy price match?
Oct 24, 2021 10:54 PM
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ViratKOct 24, 2021 10:54 PM
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Quote from Danimal86 :
Awesome. Been waiting for $15/tb.

Anyone know what kind of drive is inside?
edit: looks like they are smr drives. need to see how they will work with unRAID.
not recommended for raid configurations.
with unRaid it should be fine. Writing a lot of data might be slow though.
Oct 24, 2021 11:25 PM
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LikeABadPennyOct 24, 2021 11:25 PM
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Just bought this today, last day of the current sale. Will have to return/rebuy or see about getting a price adjustment in a few weeks.
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Oct 25, 2021 12:00 AM
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Danimal86Oct 25, 2021 12:00 AM
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Quote from ViratK :
with unRaid it should be fine. Writing a lot of data might be slow though.
I'm not a speed demon, but worried about parity checks.
Oct 25, 2021 12:22 AM
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dealcrackerOct 25, 2021 12:22 AM
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I have five of these drives. I paid the same price for them at Costco in May. They are fine for archiving files or for write-once read-many applications. But the SMR Barracuda Compute drive that they contain is not suitable to use in a raid or as a primary drive. The built-in two-port hub actually works pretty well and has come in handy. If you want a better performing drive, move up to a 10TB+ Seagate or 8TB+ Western Digital which will be CRM.
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Oct 25, 2021 12:34 AM
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reicadenOct 25, 2021 12:34 AM
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So do I need to go in store or can I buy online? Never bought from Costco before but this price seems damn good°°°°°°°

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